This week’s Carnival of Space is at Starts With a Bang. So get started with your bang and read up on spacey stuff.
For you Whovians, if you haven’t heard yet, the BBC website has up a fantastic history of Doctor Who. I’ve only had a few moments to read it over, but it looks very cool.
Copernicus’ grave may have been found. This has been a long-standing mystery, so it’s an interesting bit of history.
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"Reading this book is like getting punched in the face by Carl Sagan. Frightening, but oddly exhilarating."
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November 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Wow. That’s some serious effort those folks put into identifying his remains. Score one for forensic archaeology.
“Stand back: I’m going to try science!”
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I used to drink (heavilly) at a place that Copernicus supposedly frequented: http://www.albrindisi.com/storia.htm
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
‘ “Stand back: I’m going to try science!” ‘: Oh I love that quote.
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
While at Copernicus, enjoy the Shoulders of Giants by The Chromatics and the AstroCappella for IYA2009!
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Did any one see
einstein and eddington on bbc 2 last night
much better than the doctor
oh did i mention it has David Tennant as Eddington
it was bloody great
shame that they dont have more of this stuff
cheers
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Copernicus looks remarkably like Zephram Cochrane (at least as portrayed by James Cromwell) — http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Zefram_Cochrane — who likewise vastly expanded (will expand?) Humanity’s view of our place in the universe.
At least we know who to get to play Copernicus in the movie of his life story…
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Nice:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_smoot_on_the_design_of_the_universe.html
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
That is cool about the hair and the book. I guess it’s nice that what they expect he’d look like also matches fairly well the well known portrait of him. Methinks I’ll go look now!
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Fireball coolness!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2aX-784sw
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Only a week to go and still no entries from Bad Astronomy?
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Oh, that Copernicus. Phew. This Copernicus is alive and well though…
www.flickr.com/photos/15584423@N02/1744284679/in/set-72157602694433265/
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 am
A retired geologist using google earth may have found another meteorite impact crater in outback Oz…
www.smh.com.au/news/technology/meteorite-crater-found-in-outback-nsw/2008/11/22/1226770814042.html
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
Happy 45th Birthday to Doctor Who!